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January
9, 2006 City Council Agenda
JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING
JANUARY 9, 2006
7:00 P.M.
PLEASE TURN OFF ALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CELLULAR
TELEPHONES AND PAGERS, SO AS TO NOT DISTURB THE PROCEEDINGS
OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING.
The City Council Meeting and Redevelopment Agency Meeting
will be called to order simultaneously.
*ATTENTION SPEAKERS: If you wish to address the City Council/Redevelopment
Agency, please complete a speaker’s card (next to agendas)
and give it to Council Volunteer Art Balsamo (seated to the
left of the Council/Agency). By submitting the speaker’s
card, the Mayor/Chair will recognize you at the appropriate
time. In order to afford all members of the public the opportunity
to address the City Council/Redevelopment Agency, each speaker
will be provided 3 minutes.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Ian Bain, City Council member
4. INVOCATION - Retired Pastor Dennis Logie, Sequoia Christian
Church
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Oral Communications is limited to 15 minutes of comment to
be allocated as determined by the Mayor/Chair. If you wish
to speak to items either not on the Agenda or items on
the Consent Calendar, please complete a speaker's card
and give to Council/Agency Volunteer Art Balsamo for Oral
Communications.
6. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY –
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Presentation: Sequoia Union High School District – Superintendent
Pat Gemma
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| B. |
Presentation: Gangs – Chief of Police Carlos
Bolanos
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7. CONSENT CALENDAR - CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine
by the City Council/Redevelopment Agency and will be enacted
by one motion and one vote.
MOTION: waive reading of the Consent Calendar except the
ordinances by title, adopt the resolutions and the ordinances,
and approve other items.
7.1 Section – Motions
- CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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Approve the Joint City Council and Redevelopment
Agency minutes of December 19, 2005, as submitted
Staff contact: Patricia Howe, City Clerk 780-7222
phowe@redwoodcity.org  View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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| B. |
By motion, approve and authorize execution of an
amendment to an existing agreement with Wagstaff & Associates
to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report
(SEIR) for Stanford Hospital & Clinics proposed
Ambulatory Medical Clinics Project located at 420,
430, 440, and 450 Broadway.
Staff contact: Maureen Riordan, Senior Planner
780-7236 mriordan@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
That the City Council approve and authorize execution of the amended agreement
for environmental consulting services with Wagstaff & Associates for the
Stanford
Medical Clinics Project SEIR.
View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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| C. |
Agreement for Service between the City of Redwood
City and the Sequoia Union High School District.
Staff contact: Brian Weiss, Police Sergeant 780-7147
bweiss@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
The Council authorizes the execution of a contract with the Sequoia Union High
School District to provide a School Resource Officer four days a week at
Sequoia High School for the school year 2005-2006. The School District agrees
to compensate the City of Redwood City $55,978.56 for these services. View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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Approval of Change Order – Community Activities
Building Renovation
Staff contact: Saber Sarwary, Senior Civil Engineer
780-7370 ssarwary@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve Change Order for the Community Activities Building Renovation (CAB)
Project, in an amount not to exceed $60,000.00. View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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Agreement for Professional Services with Korve Engineering,
Inc. to conduct a traffic study for the Downtown Precise
Plan EIR.
Staff contact: Tom Passanisi, Principal Planner
780-7237 tpassanisi@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve the agreement with Korve Engineering, Inc. for an amount not to exceed
$71,590.00.
View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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| F. |
Fiscal Year 2004/05 Financial Reports
Staff contact: Jeff Ira, Audit Committee Member/Council
Member 780-7553 jira@redwoodcity.org
and Jim Hartnett, Audit Committee Member/Council Member 568-2820 jhartnett@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
The Audit Committee members have independently reviewed the City’s FY
2004/05 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the independent auditors’ recommendations
to management and staff’s reponses thereto, the Redevelopment Agency’s
Basic Financial Statements and independent auditors’ reports, and the
staff report prepared by the Director of Finance and recommend that the City
Council and Redevelopment Agency Board acknowledge acceptance of these reports
and documents.
View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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Redwood Shores Lagoon – Aquatic Plant Management
and Environmental Engineering Services
Staff contact: Marilyn Harang, Public Works Superintendent
780-7477 mharang@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
By Motion, authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement
with Waterworks Industries, Inc., Windsor, California, for the not-to-exceed
amount of $198,782.50 to continue professional aquatic plant management and
environmental engineering services for the Redwood Shores Lagoon for one year
to December 31, 2006.
View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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Approval to Join the Joint Powers Agreement known
as the Bay Area Employee Relations Services (BAERS)
Staff contact: Bob Bell, Human Resources Director
780-7287 bbell@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager to execute the Joint Powers Agreement to join BAERS
as a member effective 2/1/06.
View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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| I. |
Amendment to a Community Development Block Grant
(“CDBG”) agreement between City of Redwood
City (“City”) and Midpeninsula Citizens
for Fair Housing Services (“MCFH”)
Staff contact: Debbi Jones-Thomas, Housing Coordinator
780-7295 debbi@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve the amendment to an existing CDBG agreement between the City and MCFH
which assigns that agreement to Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity (“ECHO”).
View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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7.2 Section – Resolutions - CITY COUNCIL
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Transportation Impact Fee Account Report for Fiscal
Year 2004/2005
Staff contact: Rich Haygood, Traffic Engineer 780-7362
rhaygood@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution approving the Transportation Impact Fee Account Report for
Fiscal Year 2004/2005, and making the findings required by the Mitigation
Fee Act.
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE
ACCOUNT REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004/2005 AND ADOPTING
FINDINGS REQUIRED BY THE MITIGATION FEE ACT View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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| B. |
Consideration of a resolution adopting a Right-of-Way
Use Agreement with NextG Networks to install and maintain
micro-cellular optical repeater equipment on City-owned
facilities.
Staff contact: Malcolm Smith, Public Communications
Manager
780-7305 malcolm.smith@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve a resolution adopting a Right-of-Way Use Agreement with NextG Networks
to install and maintain micro-cellular optical repeater equipment on City-owned
facilities.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY APPROVING
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY USE AGREEMENT WITH NEXTG NETWORKS
TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN MICRO-CELLULAR OPTICAL REPEATER
EQUIPMENT View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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Authorization to submit an application for the Fair
Oaks Community Center Information and Referral Program
to the San Mateo County Department of Housing for CDBG
Funding for FY 06-07 and to designate Teri Chin, Human
Services Manager, as the contact person.
Staff contact: Teri Chin, Human Services Manager
780-7510 tchin@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve resolution to authorize submission of application and to designate
Teri Chin as the contact person.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION
FOR THE FAIR OAKS COMMUNITY CENTER INFORMATION AND
REFERRAL PROGRAM TO THE SAN MATEO COUNTY OFFICE OF
HOUSING FOR CDBG FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006-2007
IN THE SUM OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND DESIGNATING
TERI CHIN, HUMAN SERVICES MANAGER AS THE CONTACT
PERSON View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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7.3 Section – Claims and Warrants - CITY COUNCIL
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Approve warrants dated through January 9, 2006 and
usual and necessary payments through January 23, 2006
Staff contact: Brian Ponty, Director of Finance
and Financial Planning
780-7048 bponty@redwoodcity.org
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7.4 Section – Ordinances – (First Readings/Introduction)
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Ordinance granting a non-exclusive Cable System
Franchise Agreement to Comcast of California IX, Inc.
with an effective date of March 1, 2006.
Staff contact: Malcolm Smith, Public Communications
Manager
780-7305 malcolm.smith@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Introduce an ordinance granting a non-exclusive Cable System Franchise Agreement
to Comcast of California IX, Inc. with an effective date of March 1, 2006.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDWOOD CITY APPROVING A NON-EXCLUSIVE CABLE SYSTEM
FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY
AND COMCAST OF CALIFORNIA IX, INC View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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7.5 Section – Ordinances (Second Readings/Adoption)
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Ordinance approving an amendment to Section 23.31
of the Municipal Code
allowing administrative appointment at any step within a range (for salary ranges
expressed in steps) or at any rate between the minimum of a salary range (for
salary ranges not expressed in steps).
Staff contact: Bob Bell, Human Resources Director,
780-7287 bbell@redwoodcity.org
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 23, ARTICLE III, SECTION
23.31 OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED
TO PERSONNEL SYSTEMS View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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8. STAFF REPORTS
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Water Financing Plan – 2005 Update
Staff contact: Peter Ingram, Public Works Services
Director, 780-7466 pingram@redwoodcity.org
Recommendations:
A. Receive a staff presentation on the Draft Redwood City Water Financing Plan – 2005
Update, prepared by Bartle Wells Associates, Independent Public Finance Advisors
for the purpose of financing the Recycled Water Project – Alternative “TF”,
as recommended by the Community Task Force on Recycled Water;
B. Create an opportunity for public comment to the City Council on the Draft
Plan;
C. Confirm January 23, 2006 as the date on which the City Council will hear
further public comments and consider approval of the 2005 Update of the Water
Financing Plan. View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
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The Proposed Use of 2005 Citizens Option for Public
Safety (COPS) funds of $109,639.00 by the Redwood City
Police Department
Staff contact: Keith Harper, Administrative Sergeant
780-7173 kharper@redwoodcity.org
1) Staff report;
2) Open public hearing;
3) Hear public comment;
4) Close public hearing;
5) Council discussion;
Recommendation:
After completion of the public hearing, approve
by motion, the Police Chief’s recommendation
to dedicate $102,673.00 of the Citizens Option for
Public Safety (COPS) fund to the salaries and benefits
of the new police officer positions approved by City
Council pursuant to the staffing study of 1997. The
Police Chief recommends that the remaining funds,
$6966.00 be dedicated to the purchase of SWAT related
law enforcement equipment. View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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Extension of Downtown exemption to Transportation
Impact Mitigation Fee (TIMF) for new projects
Staff contact: Dan Zack, Downtown Development Coordinator 780-7363 dzack@redwoodcity.org
1) Staff report;
2) Open public hearing;
3) Hear public comment;
4) Close public hearing;
5) Council discussion;
Recommendation:
Approve the recommended amendment to Section 18.253 A.8 of the City Code, which
would extend the TIMF exemption for projects in the Downtown area as an incentive
for development for 18 months or until a revised program is adopted.
ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE XV, SECTION 18.253 TO
CHAPTER 18 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY
RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS AND CREDITS TO THE TRANSPORTATION
IMPACT FEES FOR USES EXCEPT PROFESSIONAL, MEDICAL,
BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE USES WITHIN A
CERTAIN DEFINED DOWNTOWN AREA View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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10. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST
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Legislation (information only) - This sub-section
involves possible discussion of City Position on Proposed
Legislation described in the League of California Cities
Priority Focus Bulletin No. 48-2005 and 49-2005. Council
may direct staff to act on positions taken by Council.
(Copies of League of California Cities Priority Focus
available in City Clerk’s Department.)
View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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Oral Report: Bair Island Restoration – Levees – Report
by Council Public Land Access Committee
Contact: Vice Mayor Rosanne Foust, Public Land Access
Committee Member
802-9371 rfoust@redwoodcity.org
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11. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION TO ADJOURN UNTIL THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL
MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2006;
ALTERNATE AGENDA FORMATS: In accordance with AB 3035, the
City Council/Redevelopment Agency will provide materials
in appropriate alternative formats, or disability-related
accommodation. Please send a written request to Patricia
S. Howe, City Clerk, at 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City,
CA 94063 or e-mail address phowe@redwoodcity.org, including
your name, address, phone number and brief description of
the requested materials and preferred alternative format
or auxiliary aid or service at least seven calendar days
before the meeting.
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